Keith Crump

9.0

Fresh clean fruit great acidity and balanced wine — 6 days ago

Natalie Corrado

9.3

Could drink this for breakfast. Had during tasting at Imago in Roma. — 25 days ago

Severn Goodwin

9.1

Prior notes still apply, wonderful bottle!

Nose has bright spring cherry (supermarket not farmers market) and a tinge of alcohol.
Palate has gravel-cherry, sweet, this started quite tannic but mellowed a bit in the decanter (2Hr). Drinking quite nice for an everyday Pinot, not overly complicated, but enjoyable.

A good pairing with Spaghetti Squash lasagna tonight, with our homemade tomato sauce. (A fun dish with heavily roasted squash, but we still need to fine tune the reduction of its liquid. The Squash has a lot of moisture, and we need to get more out on future versions. Third time is the charm, right?) — 4 days ago

Nicol R

9.8

Slighty fruity. Very well balanced. Could drink this with anything. — 4 days ago

Kathryn McCarty

9.0

Lush with stone fruit — 19 days ago

M. Christopher Roebuck

9.3

A spicy Pinot. White pepper, light red fruit, pine needles, oak, and a hint of motor oil. On the palate, it starts with a mild sweet/nuttiness. I suppose it's almond. It subsides with pronounced nuts, with low tannins..

Had this with baked cod. Nice pair .


UPDATE:
Wow, so Delectable is great. I just learned that I had this wine/vintage last year, and rated it 89+ points. Nevertheless, this disturbed me. I can say that the residual sugar isn't hitting me this time (maybe bottle age is helping) otherwise, some notes are redundant-- e.g., spice. Also, the wood has definitely mellowed and now I find it enjoyable.

93 points — 9 hours ago

Ned Gray Creed

8.9

W&S Top 100. Had this before? Label looks familiar. I’m photogenic. Sorry, photovoltaic. No, wrong again, photo...can I get some help here? — 3 days ago

with Mark

Michelle Hammond

9.5

$13 Wow. Imagine meeting a grape on a hot day. Refreshing and crisp with no acid bite. I love it. 13% abv yes!!!!’ — 4 days ago

Alanna Lucas (Nantucket Wine & Spirits)

9.1

It may not be summer but this screams beach and sun. I finally brought in a Pet Nat and truth be told, this was all coming home with me but then I figured I’d share the goods. White peach, pear, minerality and dry, dry, dry. YES! — 4 days ago

David Shaw

8.9

14.3% alc/vol. Ruby to dark red, moderate pigment extraction, very good clarity. Cherry, weedy greens and barrel wood aromas on nose. Cherry flavor with length, some seed bitterness on finish with leather and cherry pulp fruitiness. Aftertaste of cherry stone. Moderate skin and barrel tannin astringency after 30 minutes. Could use some decanting. Mint, blueberry and black currant flavors emerge after 60 minutes. Solid fruit expression for variety, shows well for Cali cool climate vineyard location in Templeton Gap. Perhaps more barrel character than some might prefer; not my usual style for the varietal but good fruit at its core, and well crafted overall. Castoro reds can be tannin-forward, and this Pinot noir is no exception. The natural question is: can you dig it when a Pinot noir is made this way? I love the challenge, but do you have the patience to age or decant this wine long enough to show all it can be? — 8 days ago